22 U.S.C. § 7501 — Definition

Page 1951 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 7511 Sec. SUBCHAPTER I—ECONOMIC AND DEMOCRATIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE FOR AFGHANISTAN 7511. Declaration of policy. 7512. Purposes of assistance. 7513. Authorization of assistance. 7514. Coordination of assistance. 7515. Sense of Congress regarding promoting co- operation in opium producing areas. 7516. Administrative provisions. 7517. Relationship to other authority. 7518. Authorization of appropriations. SUBCHAPTER II—MILITARY ASSISTANCE FOR AF- GHANISTAN AND CERTAIN OTHER FOREIGN COUNTRIES AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZA- TIONS 7531 to 7538. Omitted. SUBCHAPTER III—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 7551. Requirement to comply with procedures re- lating to the prohibition on assistance to drug traffickers. 7552. Sense of Congress regarding protecting Af- ghanistan’s President. 7553. Donor contributions to Afghanistan and re- ports. 7554. Reports. 7555. Formulation of long-term strategy for Af- ghanistan. 7556. Benchmarks to evaluate the progress being made toward the transition of security re- sponsibilities for Afghanistan to the Gov- ernment of Afghanistan. § 7501. Definition In this chapter, the term ‘‘Government of Af- ghanistan’’ includes— (1) the government of any political subdivi- sion of Afghanistan; and (2) any agency or instrumentality of the Government of Afghanistan. (Pub. L. 107–327, § 1(c), Dec. 4, 2002, 116 Stat. 2797.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries SHORT TITLE OF 2004 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 108–458, title VII, § 7104(a), Dec. 17, 2004, 118 Stat. 3780, provided that: ‘‘This section [enacting sec- tions 7536a and 7555 of this title, amending sections 7513, 7514, 7518, 7536, 7537, 7538, and 7554 of this title, re- pealing section 2374 of this title, and enacting provi- sions set out as notes under sections 7511, 7513, 7514, and 7536 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Afghanistan Freedom Support Act Amendments of 2004’.’’ SHORT TITLE Pub. L. 107–327, § 1(a), Dec. 4, 2002, 116 Stat. 2797, pro- vided that: ‘‘This Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002’.’’ SUBCHAPTER I—ECONOMIC AND DEMO- CRATIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE FOR AFGHANISTAN § 7511. Declaration of policy Congress makes the following declarations: (1) The United States and the international community should support efforts that ad- vance the development of democratic civil au- thorities and institutions in Afghanistan and the establishment of a new broad-based, multi- ethnic, gender-sensitive, and fully representa- tive government in Afghanistan. (2) The United States, in particular, should provide its expertise to meet immediate hu- manitarian and refugee needs, fight the pro- duction and flow of illicit narcotics, and aid in the reconstruction of Afghanistan. (3) By promoting peace and security in Af- ghanistan and preventing a return to conflict, the United States and the international com- munity can help ensure that Afghanistan does not again become a source for international terrorism. (4) The United States should support the ob- jectives agreed to on December 5, 2001, in Bonn, Germany, regarding the provisional ar- rangement for Afghanistan as it moves toward the establishment of permanent institutions and, in particular, should work intensively to- ward ensuring the future neutrality of Afghan- istan, establishing the principle that neigh- boring countries and other countries in the re- gion do not threaten or interfere in one an- other’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, or political independence, including supporting diplomatic initiatives to support this goal. (5) The special emergency situation in Af- ghanistan, which from the perspective of the American people combines security, humani- tarian, political, law enforcement, and devel- opment imperatives, requires that the Presi- dent should receive maximum flexibility in de- signing, coordinating, and administering ef- forts with respect to assistance for Afghani- stan and that a temporary special program of such assistance should be established for this purpose. (6) To foster stability and democratization and to effectively eliminate the causes of ter- rorism, the United States and the inter- national community should also support ef- forts that advance the development of demo- cratic civil authorities and institutions in the broader Central Asia region. (Pub. L. 107–327, title I, § 101, Dec. 4, 2002, 116 Stat. 2798.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries MEANINGFUL INCLUSION OF AFGHAN WOMEN IN PEACE NEGOTIATIONS Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title XII, § 1216, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1633, provided that: ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, in coordi- nation with the Secretary of Defense, shall seek to en- sure the meaningful participation of Afghan women in the peace process in Afghanistan in a manner con- sistent with the Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2017 (22 U.S.C. 2152j et seq.), including through advo- cacy for the inclusion of Afghan women in ongoing and future negotiations to end the conflict in Afghanistan. ‘‘(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 20, 2019], the Sec- retary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report describing the steps taken to fulfill the duties of the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense under subsection (a). ‘‘(c) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE- FINED.—In this section, the term ‘appropriate commit- tees of Congress’ means— ‘‘(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and ‘‘(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep- resentatives.’’